Rebuilding Homes with a Heart

The Oklahoma City Home + Garden Show is partnering with Rebuilding Together OKC to help homeowners who need an extra hand with maintenance and repairs. The organization works with low-income homeowners in the metro area to make free, critical house repairs and updates such as patching leaky roofs, fixing broken stairs and installing grab bars.

“While inspiring homeowners to revamp their own homes and gardens, we also want to encourage people to learn how they can help others in our community by supporting local charities,” said RaeAnn Saunders, Oklahoma City Home + Garden Show manager. “Rebuilding Together OKC does valuable work in neighborhoods all over central Oklahoma, and we want visitors to learn how they can help.”

Visitors to the show will get a chance to learn more about Rebuilding Together OKC as well as see their impact through interactive displays and fun projects for children, including painting birdhouses for a small donation. Representatives will be on hand to answer any questions and provide more information about the organization.

Rebuilding Together OKC will also be one of several presenters on the Lifestyle Stage throughout the weekend. Experts in home safety and renovation will discuss “Fire Prevention,” “Dry, Safe & Warm” and “Aging in Place”.

“Years of deferred home maintenance can lead to major problems that impact homeowner health as well as community well-being,” said Mike Edmison, executive director of Rebuilding Together OKC. “We want visitors to the Home and Garden Show to learn how simple home repairs can make a big difference in the lives of their families, friends and neighbors.”

Since 1992, approximately 50,000 volunteers have helped Rebuilding Together OKC update and refurbish more than 3,000 homes, 30 non-profit facilities and eight public school buildings – a value of more than $20 million to the community.

Enter the promo code RTOKC to save $3 when purchasing Oklahoma City Home + Garden Show tickets online. Visitors will also have the opportunity to donate to the organization. Learn more about Rebuilding Together OKC by visiting their booth in the Modern Living building. 

STATE FAIRGROUNDS OF OKLAHOMA
JANUARY 15-17, 2016.

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Rebuilding Together OKC: Making Homes Safer

Win the grill pictured below at the OKC Home + Outdoor Living Show! Purchase a raffle ticket from Rebuilding Together OKC, in Booth #1035, for a chance to win a new 5-burner, stainless steel grill. Tickets can be purchase for $5 each or 3 for $10. The drawing will take place on the evening of Sunday, March 22 - attendees need to be present to win.

Guests at the OKC Home + Outdoor Living Show can learn how to make homes safer when they watch the Rebuilding Together OKC presentation, "Slips, Trips, and Falls - Preventing Accidents in Your Home". Rebuilding Together OKC will also teach guests how the organization helps improve homes through modification and emergency repairs for the disadvantaged and elderly. The non-profit will be presenting on the Little Projects Stage, on Friday March 20th and Saturday, March 21st. Check out our Stage Schedule to learn more.

Since 1992, Rebuilding Together OKC has repaired over 2,000 homes, 30 non-profit facilities, and 8 public school buildings with the help of 50,000 volunteers. These repairs represent a value to the community of more than $20 million.

In addition to the year-round work on homes in the Oklahoma City area, they also host an annual "Rebuilding Day" program each April where hundreds of volunteers come together to make homes warm, safe, and dry for homeowners who need a little help. This year's event is scheduled for April 19 - click here to find out how you can help! Professionals in the home repair trade and handy citizens are instrumental to the success of Rebuilding Together OKC.

Come support Rebuilding Together OKC at the OKC Home + Outdoor Living Show. The home and garden event of the season takes over the Oklahoma State Fair Park March 20-22, 2015. Don't have tickets yet? Get 2-for-1 on Facebook and use your savings to buy a raffle ticket! Good luck!

MARCH 20 - 22, 2015.
OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR PARK

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